Resurrection

Chapter One: Fire

I'm still shaken from Avengers Infinity War, as I'm sure everyone is. I'm heartbroken by the movie. I didn't like how little screen time Loki got and I didn't want him to be dead, so I wrote this. I wrote this on my phone a while back, so there may be some errors. The original version had three parts, but I decided to break them up into smaller chapters because it's easier to read that way. I appreciate every review. Some scenes aren't word-for-word from the movie and might be a little different. This is also no longer canon-complaint but it's not exactly an AU either. I don't know how to describe it, so call it whatever you like. Please read and review! :)

All rights go to Marvel. Spoilers and possible feels.

Chapter One: Fire

It happened too fast for them to process it. One moment the brothers were enjoying peace and quiet, and the next the ship was being attacked.

Thor was the first one to realize that the ship was taking fire. He pushed his little brother to the side before a blast of fire hit where they were just standing, seconds after they moved.

Loki slid to the ground and came to a stop against the charred wall. Thor was kneeling protectively on top of him. "What the Helheim?!" Loki shouted. Thor's face was inches from his, his breath hot and slightly panicked.

"Warn the others. I'll hold them off," Thor said and made to stand up, but Loki grabbed hold of his collar and pulled him back down.

"Don't you dare," Loki said firmly.

"Loki, we're under attack. I'm protecting the ship," Thor argued.

"And you'll get yourself killed in the process!" Loki exclaimed.

"No, I won't. I've taken down the Hulk. I can handle this."

"No, you can't. I know who they are. We're doomed unless we find a way to escape."

"I'm not running like a coward," Thor spat and tried to stand up again, but Loki's grip on his armour wasn't moving. Thor glared down at his brother. Loki's face was a mixture of fear and determination.

"I'm not going to let you do this. We'll leave together. We'll warn the others and hope that we make it out alive. It'll be better if we stick together. You remember last time?" Loki asked.

Thor remembered clearly. He was escaping on this ship with the citizens of Asgard. He watched as Surtur destroyed his home. Loki had started Ragnarök. Everybody else was fine, except Loki. Apparently, Loki was stuck on Asgard, his own ship crushed by fallen beams. Loki, himself, was pinned beneath a pile of rubble. The fire was so intense for a Frost Giant, that Loki passed out. He told Thor later that his magic saved him from being disintegrated with Asgard, but Loki didn't mention the fact that he had the Tesseract, and his magic triggered it; causing him to be teleported onto Thor's ship.

"I know, but—"

Thor's reply was cut short by another blast of fire. Thor took the brute of it, shielding Loki from the flames.

Loki pulled Thor behind a wall once the flames died down. Thor's hair was singed, along with the back of his armour. "Are you alright?" Loki asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine," Thor said and ran a hand through his burned hair, shaking out the soot. "You said you knew these people."

Loki gulped. Suddenly it was hard to meet Thor's gaze. "Loki."

Loki took a breath of smoky air and coughed. Another jet of fire blasted through before he could answer. Thor grabbed Loki's wrist and tugged him forward, away from the heat. "Explain on the run. We have to warn the others now!"